Role of radiosurgery in the management of central nervous system metastases

Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, Supplement

Volumn 43, Issue , 1999, Pages

  Loeffler, Jay S ^a   Barker, Fred G ^a   Chapman, Paul H ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Radiosurgery; Radiotherapy; Stereotaxy

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033023596     PISSN: 09439404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002800051092     Document Type: Conference Paper

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